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deal memo

Spanish translation: contrato de pre-producción

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English term or phrase:deal memo
Spanish translation:contrato de pre-producción
Entered by: smorales30

08:37 Oct 25, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: deal memo
Developmen Deal Memo

An in-house studio production will usually start as a development deal. As a filmmaker, you will first have to pitch the concept to a studio creative executive and then submit a synopsis of the project to the creative department. If the studio decides to finance the development, production, and the distribution of your project, then the studio will ultimately own most of the rights associated with your film.

When a studio gets involved in your project, you can expect a tough road ahead of you. The first phase will be a "Development Deal Memo," which is a short form written contract between you and the studio. The Development Deal Memo will simply outline the agreement, salary, time schedules, screen credit, and percentage points. Most studios will give points of the net profit to unknown talent. By doing so, this gives you a false sense of security while ensuring the studio to make as much money as possible. Typically, net profit deals do not pay-off. Studios tend to juggle financing for different projects and use creative financing so most films do not "make money" (at least, on paper). For example, a studio will put the advertising budget of your film and that of another film in your budget creating an inflated advertising cost for your film. This means that the studio not only recoups their 30 percent distribution fee, but also recoups the extra money spent on the advertising that was not associated with your film. Therefore, the film's break-even point will be in flux enabling the studio to continue to generate money from your film. At the same time, their bookkeeping reveals a deficit to eliminate virtually any chance of the studio having to pay net profit participants their due.
smorales30
Local time: 22:31
contrato de pre-producción
Explanation:
En otro contexto, estaría de acuerdo con Smartranslators en traducir "deal memo" como "acuerdo preliminar" o "precontrato". Pero en este caso concreto, yo diría que se trata de un contrato de pre-producción, teniendo en cuenta el concepto de "development deal memo": http://www.filmmaking.net/FAQ/answers/faq211.asp

Otra opción, que aunaría ambas sugerencias, sería traducirlo como "acuerdo (o contrato) preliminar de pre-producción".
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José Manuel Lozano
Local time: 22:31
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Summary of answers provided
4contrato preliminar
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4acuerdo de desarrollo
Jorge Merino
4acuerdo preliminar
MartaHS
3contrato de pre-producción
José Manuel Lozano


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contrato preliminar


Explanation:
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Spanish
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contrato de pre-producción


Explanation:
En otro contexto, estaría de acuerdo con Smartranslators en traducir "deal memo" como "acuerdo preliminar" o "precontrato". Pero en este caso concreto, yo diría que se trata de un contrato de pre-producción, teniendo en cuenta el concepto de "development deal memo": http://www.filmmaking.net/FAQ/answers/faq211.asp

Otra opción, que aunaría ambas sugerencias, sería traducirlo como "acuerdo (o contrato) preliminar de pre-producción".

José Manuel Lozano
Local time: 22:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Gracias!
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acuerdo de desarrollo


Explanation:
Ver esta referencia:

http://books.google.com.py/books?id=DbykrkBqrS4C&pg=PA17&lpg...

Saludos!

Jorge Merino
Chile
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 52
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acuerdo preliminar


Explanation:
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MartaHS
United States
Local time: 13:31
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 126
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